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Woman Detained Under Mental Health Act After Hove Sea Rescue

Stormy seas off the Sussex coast (Stock image © John Warburton)

A woman, who coastguards rescued from the sea at Hove in darkness last night (August 24) has been detained under the Mental Health Act.

Emergency services attended the water at around 9.30pm on Thursday night.

Those being called-out included H.M. Coastguard, police, SECAmb ambulance staff, and two volunteer lifeboat crews from Brighton and Shoreham.

Police said the casualty received treatment from paramedics and was then detained under the Mental Health Act before being left in the care of medical crews.

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